Frail Care Assistant (Retirement Village)

Your care keeps residents at a retirement village frail care centre in Durban Central safe, clean and comfortable through the day. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends

• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting

• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities

• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.
• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.